MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

Chronicles of Elyria invites you on a tour of Titan’s Steppe

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Hey little fella! Do you... do you have flowers on those quills? Indeed you do, for you are a Flower-Cup Porcupine, one of Chronicles...
Ultima Online

The Daily Grind: Do you seek out empty MMORPG servers?

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Empty MMORPG servers freak me out. It isn't as though I don't play plenty of singleplayer games and sims and RPGs and can't stand to...
To be fair, some of these dudes are probably not good at this.

MMO Week in Review: Gamescom, Legion, and Elder Scrolls lockboxes (August 21, 2016)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Gamescom...

EVE Evolved: No Man’s Sky vs EVE Online

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Like many EVE Online fans, I've spent the past week fully immersed in the procedurally generated universe of No Man's Sky and wondering what its mechanics and...

The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

AdventureQuest 3D has a truly terrifying Halloween event incoming

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As a continuation of the AdventureQuest franchise, AdventureQuest 3D stands to inherit some traditions, characters, and even events. One such holiday reprise will be...

Dragon Nest to transfer NA operations next month

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Nexon is getting out of the Dragon Nest business -- in North America, at least. Nexon America announced a little while back that it will...

One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug

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Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...
There's... yeah, there's a lot.

The Daily Grind: How complex should playing an MMORPG character be?

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I am downright out of room in Final Fantasy XIV. My characters have two sets of action bars packed to the gills along with...
I made you this. Use it.

Gamescom: Elder Scrolls Online on lockboxes, the gold edition, and One Tamriel

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A Redditor who attended The Elder Scrolls Online's tavern event at this year's Gamescom snagged over half an hour of shaky-cam footage and a...

Trove wrangles the Dino Tamer into its class roster

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Trove has been cultivating a reputation as a game with a diverse array of pretty awesome classes, so there's always that pressure to do...

The Game Archaeologist: Highlander Online

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One of the things that I love about Massively Overpowered's readership is how fans often bring games to my attention that I never knew...

RIFT covers Starfall Prophecy’s Gedlo Badlands

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"The land is almost barren, and harsh. No soft and nourishing forests, no comforting leafy shade. You'll be glad to hear that there are...

The Daily Grind: What monster race would you like to see playable in your MMO?

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It's not a shocking revelation on my part to say that it takes a lot for me to work up the interest to play...
Late in the game is better than not in the game, I suppose.

Betawatch: Das Tal becomes The Exiled (August 19, 2016)

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There's a certain risk involved in changing your game's name after people have already gotten used to a name. After all, people might not...

Heroes Quest claims to be a ‘roguelike mobile MMORPG’

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Here's a game we didn't know existed until now: Heroes Quest. Developer Viper Game is calling the free-to-play game a "redefining mobile MMORPG" and "roguelike...
Everything ever forever.

Start collecting RuneScape’s new skilling pets next week

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Looking for a cute companion to help boost your RuneScape skills? You can start collecting some starting next week when the new skilling pets...

Neverwinter’s Storm King’s Thunder proves it is also sick of summer with Cold Run zone

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PWE has a quick Neverwinter dev blog out today covering the frigid wasteland of Cold Run, whose name aptly describes what you should probably...
In the grim darkness of the present we are struggling to pay rent.

Eternal Crusade is launching on September 23 for PC

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Eternal Crusade's launch date nears. Behaviour Interactive announced in a press release this evening that it is "launching in the Americas for PCs on...

Revelation Online will give you the option to click-to-move

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Everyone has his or her own favorite MMO control scheme, and while the WASD keyboard and mouse combo is a standard in the west,...